Scan for Vocabulary level C p.14-15

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p. 14, par 1
 groaning
a noise to complain

theatrically
like an actor or actress

drama major
studying to be an actor/actress

admitted
to put in

Southwest Turnpike
part of the highway

Le Mans
a car

ambition
desire

stagger
to move slowly
p.14, par 2
 frankly
to tell the truth

nauseous
sick

faint
to feel light headed

dread
to not want to do something
p. 14, par 3
 odor
smell

antiseptic
something that kills bacteria

sterile
germ free
p. 15, par 1
 reception desk
area where visitors heck in

corridor
a hallway

self-propelled
to move by itself

glancing
looking

wax museum
a place with statues of famous people made from wax

postures
the way a body is sitting or standing

a nut
a crazy person
p. 15, par 2
 appearance
the way something looks

despite
even though